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Your University, Your City

Since its founding in 1906, Suffolk University has made a commitment to provide its students with unparalleled experiences and opportunities. Explore our unique downtown Boston location, and then consider the many paths your life might take from here.

In the Heart of Boston

Getting Started

We’re excited that you want to learn more about Suffolk, and we think you’ll like what you find. Whether you’re looking into colleges or graduate school programs, we’re eager to help answer your questions and walk you through the application process.

A Community of Learning

As you start your academic journey, you’ll find a supportive network of faculty, staff, and classmates ready to help you succeed. We let you chart the course your education takes, from traditional classes enriched by real-world experiences to research projects, study abroad, internships, and more.

Life As We Know It

Suffolk places you smack in the heart of Boston, with countless activities at hand and unexpected opportunities around every corner. Whether you’re commuting or living on campus, you’ll find yourself making connections and getting involved.

An Extended Family

When you graduate from Suffolk, you join a strong alumni community that will continue to enrich your life. More than 80,000 living Suffolk alumni stay connected with each other and the University, supporting their alma mater—including current students—in a whole bunch of ways.

Michael Smith, BSBA '61, and Larry Smith, BSBA '65 have pledged $3 million to support Suffolk’s athletics program and to further their student scholarship funding.

Whether you're a student-athlete, an alum, or just looking for the latest game times, you'll find plenty of excitement in Suffolk athletics. We believe that athletic participation and competition are important aspects of the college experience. Lessons discovered through athletic participation contribute to success in a student's college years as well as in their future professional and personal experiences.

Invest in Excellence

Each graduate and friend of Suffolk University has the potential to make Suffolk even greater. We encourage giving at every level, with an emphasis on scholarships for a new generation of Suffolk students. Thank you so much for your support.

Matthew James Thompson BA'08

Major: Communication and JournalismHometown: Simsbury, CTLives In: New York, NYCurrent Position: Founder/Director, North of New York (a full service creative production company based in Manhattan)

June 5, 2014

What is your most memorable Suffolk moment?

I always loved the WSUB showcases, walking to class on Beacon Hill, and eating cannolis in the North End. But my most memorable moment was meeting my future wife (Kara Buckley, BS ’08). We met in our sophomore year, both lived at 150 Tremont Street, and we’re getting married in July 2014.

How has your Suffolk education helped you get where you are today?

At Suffolk, I had my first experiences with looking deeply into the meaning of media, how media affects society, and the importance of storytelling. All of these experiences helped build who I am and how I approach a project now. It’s hard to give one specific example because what I learned at Suffolk in and out of the classroom had such a holistic effect on me.

Describe the most rewarding aspect of your job?

The most rewarding part for me is the creative development. It’s really fun to come up with ideas and see what’s possible, uninhibited by the realities of budget and clients.

What are your future goals?

I’d like to keep making commercials and work with bigger brands. Eventually, I’d like to make feature films and work in television. I’ve been in awe of movies my entire life and the current era of television we’re in, with shows like “Mad Men” and “True Detective,” is storytelling at an amazing level.

What do you enjoy doing when not working?

Skateboarding and traveling – sometimes at the same time. One of my favorite things about traveling is spending time without a cellphone and the internet. It’s incredible how much you can experience when you’re not distracted.

What is your favorite meal?

Lobster roll from this place in Oakland, Maine. My grandma would take me on my birthdays growing up. It has one and a half lobsters in it.